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Water Institute member's latest book offers best practices for avoiding Day Zero This article was originally published on the Water Institute's website. Water Institute member Larry Swatuk, professor, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, School of Planning and Department of Geography and Environmental Management, and School of Planning alumna Corrine Cash,

Northridges school board approved demolition of the former Alexandria Primary as the best financial decision for the district.

The Government of Ontario has created a new agency, Intellectual Property Ontario (IPON), which will provide Intellectual Property (IP) knowledge, advice, and services to support innovators, researchers, businesses, and entrepreneurs in Ontario. This agency was created under the recommendation of the province’s IP Action Plan. The government has also introduced its

Thoughts on Convocation and the summer ahead By Vivek Goel. This article was originally published on Waterloo News. Over the past week, our community came together to mark some significant milestones in the lives of our alumni and graduating students. More than 7,000 degrees, diplomas and certificates were awarded during 16 convocation ceremonies and 4 celebrations. Never

Talking talent: Spring issue of Waterloo Magazine is now live A message from University Relations. A new issue of Waterloo Magazine is online now with stories about the many ways our faculty, students and alumni are reimagining the future of work and talent. This special talent issue covers a range of topics including a story about Tre Ford (BA ’22), the first Black

Waterloo ranks in top 100 global universities making an impact By Stephanie Longeway. This article was originally published in Waterloo News. The University of Waterloo has once again placed in the top 100 universities in the world on the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2022. This year, Waterloo moves up 46 spots on the list to number 53. The Impact Rankings are

President issues statement on open and constructive dialogue A message from Vivek Goel, President and Vice-Chancellor. The past couple of years have placed unique strains on everyone in our world. The pandemic and its associated impacts to the way we all live, learn and work have changed so much about how we interact with the people around us, and with people we’ve only met

Have you seen signs on neighbours’ lawns proclaiming the evils of 5G? Would you like to understand what 5G is, how it works, where it differs from current technology, and why that matters? Co-hosts Jim Love, CIO of ITWC, and Doug Sparkes, a lecturer at the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business, answer the most…

Leadership in a Digital Enterprise Leadership in a Digital Enterprise addresses topics that CIOs frequently bring up during gatherings, Love explains. “When the pandemic struck, it accelerated a curve that I think we’d been dealing with going into digital transformation, and what we know, entering that era, was that real leadership was needed to move into an uncertain future, to be able to bring people along into a new area,” Love said. “And technology was playing a real role in that. A...

Amit Majithia Amit Majithia, Vice President and Country Head for Wipro Limited Canada, joins co-hosts Jim Love, CIO of ITWC, and Doug Sparkes, a lecturer at the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business, for this podcast episode that delves deeply into back-casting and other techniques to help organizations prepare for an uncertain future. Love and Sparkes open the 15-minute program with a discussion of Porter’s Five Forces, a model developed by Michael E. Porter, a Harvard Business Scho...